Body found with gunshot wounds in Akkaraipattu

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 11 July 2006, 09:26 GMT]The body of a young man was found with gun shot injuries at Gurunathar Shop Road in Alaiyadivembu in Akkaraipattu Police Division, in the Ampara District, around 7 a.m., Tuesday, police sources said.

The victim was identified as Veluppillai Mohanarasa, 25, from Kolavil.

The body has been transferred to Akkaraipattu District Hospital for postmortem examinations, the sources said.